South Africa
Diski 18 brings together Israeli soccer players and South African youth
The delegation is part of the Jewish Agency’s Partnership2gether initiative and was made possible through the collaboration of community leaders and volunteers from both Israel and South Africa.
Colombia withdraws from ICC case against Israel, promises new embassy in Jerusalem
South Africa's anti-immigrant unrest tests its pan-African standing
South Africa's Jayden Adams, 25, dies after playing in World Cup
S. African non-Jewish activists protest at Holocaust center with ‘Jews for Free Palestine' shirts
The organization claimed to stand with “all Jewish voices across the world who reject Zionism, apartheid, and genocide, and who continue to call for a Free Palestine.
British paratroopers lead airdrop onto Tristan da Cunha for suspected hantavirus case
The operation is the first time the UK military has deployed medical personnel to provide humanitarian support via a parachute jump, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
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Regional leader of Spain's Canary Islands rejects hantavirus-hit cruise docking there
A man infected with the hantavirus is being treated in Zurich, the Swiss government said on Wednesday, adding there is currently no danger to the Swiss population.
Hantavirus: The rare virus infecting passengers on luxury cruise ship Hondius
As of Tuesday, the World Health Organization reported that seven passengers aboard the Hondius were sick or suspected of having contracted Hantavirus, including two confirmed cases.
Cruise ship hantavirus cases increase to seven, WHO says
Among the infected passengers, three have died, one is critically ill, and three are experiencing mild symptoms.
SA President Rhamaposa becomes first head of state to sign ‘Free Barghouti’ pledge
Marwan Barghouti is a former leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, which carried out many of the suicide bombings and shooting attacks of the Second Intifada.
South Africa’s anti-foreigner violence spreads as Nigerians seek way out
They were the first to apply to a new scheme to repatriate citizens launched by Nigeria's government, Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, said.
Three dead, three sick in suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard cruise ship, WHO confirms
"The risk to the wider public remains low," said Hans Kluge, WHO Europe's regional director, in his own X post. "There is no need for panic or travel restrictions."
Early humans in South Africa used dedicated quarries for stone as long as 220,000 years ago - study
Based on this, researchers suggest that early homo sapiens planned for the long-term acquisition of resources earlier than previously thought.
